Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مطر
Parts of Speech
Noun (8×), Verb (7×)
Qur'an Occurrences
15 times across 9 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root مطر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "m-t-r" primarily refers to rain.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-ṭ-r
Listen: مُّمْطِرُنَا 46:24
Root letters: م — ط — ر

Word Family Tree (8 forms)

All word forms derived from the root مطر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 15 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root مطر appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (7) · Noun (6)

Verb (7 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:82 Verb
فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُنَا جَعَلۡنَا عَـٰلِیَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَیۡهَا حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن سِجِّیلࣲ مَّنضُودࣲ ۝٨٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were]
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:74 Verb
فَجَعَلۡنَا عَـٰلِیَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن سِجِّیلٍ ۝٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay
The Criterion, The Standard 25:40 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ أَتَوۡا۟ عَلَى ٱلۡقَرۡیَةِ ٱلَّتِیۤ أُمۡطِرَتۡ مَطَرَ ٱلسَّوۡءِۚ أَفَلَمۡ یَكُونُوا۟ یَرَوۡنَهَاۚ بَلۡ كَانُوا۟ لَا یَرۡجُونَ نُشُورࣰا ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection
The Poets 26:173 Verb
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَیۡهِم مَّطَرࣰاۖ فَسَاۤءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِینَ ۝١٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned
The Ant, The Ants 27:58 Verb
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَیۡهِم مَّطَرࣰاۖ فَسَاۤءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِینَ ۝٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned

Derived Forms (8)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَأَمْطَرْنَا waʾaamṭarnaā Verb
مَّطَرًا maṭaranā Noun
مَطَرُ maṭaru Noun
مُّمْطِرُنَا mumṭirunaā Noun
مَطَرَ maṭara Noun
أُمْطِرَتْ ʾaumṭirat Verb
فَأَمْطِرْ faʾaamṭir Verb
مَّطَرٍ maṭarin Noun